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Wednesday 08 Jul 2015 - 12:52 Makkah mean time-21-9-1436
Islamabad (IINA) – Pakistan confirmed early Wednesday that it has hosted peace talks between representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Islamabad, Xinhua news agency reported.
Senior Afghan Taliban and Afghan government leaders had overnight face-to-face talks in their first ever direct contacts since President Ashraf Ghani assumed office in September last year.
"As part of the commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, Pakistan is hosting a meeting between representatives of the Afghan government and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Afghanistan," the Foreign Office spokesman said in a text message.
On Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said he has "no knowledge about any talks and will share if he receives any information."
Presidential spokesman in Kabul said a four-member delegation of the High Peace Council has traveled to Islamabad for talks with the Taliban.
The Afghan Chief Executive office also separately confirmed the talks.
Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalil Hekmat Karzai led the Afghan team in the rare talks.
A senior official said the Afghan government and the Taliban delegations are "fully sanctioned and authorized by the respective sides."
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